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Lamar County Rural Health Clinic Board Minutes of Meeting The Rural Health Clinic Board held a meeting March 02, 1994 at 7:00 a.m. at McCuistion Hospital in the Gold Room. Those in attendance included Dr. Moseley, Troy Owens, Evelyn Freeman, Julie Maddox, Mike Norby, Gary Gunder, T.K. Haynes and Mike Malone. Others in attendance included Mrs. Moseley, Kendra Proctor, Mary Jo Smithco and Jae Dickinson. The meeting was called to order at 7:15 a.m. The previous minutes were read and approved. Mike Norby said Dr. Beachley's status is still indefinite. In the interim, the County has signed a contract with St. Joseph's E.R. physicians and things are going very well. As of March 1, 1994, the Health Department as a Nurse Practitioner working in the interim. Kendra gave a report on the status at the Health Department. Mike Norby said the RHC paperwork is going to sent off now that we have an RHC look - alike. Dr. Moseley asked if this board needed to be sworn in. T.K. said yes if it lasts. T.K. asked what Kendra would say to a prospective applicant for the Nurse Practitioner position about the status or possibility at the Health Dept. Would it be positive or negative. Kendra said very positive. She said at the Health Department she had to rely more on clinical judgment rather than diagnostic testing in treating the patients due to the amount of time it takes to get lab reports back. Julie said she thought the receptiveness of the staff was very good. T.K. said he thought it might help to talk to a Nurse Practitioner seeing patients at the Health Department whether the report was good or bad. Discussion was held regarding the hiring of a Nurse Practitioner. Julie told the RHC board that Danise Petticrew wants the job permanently. Julie also told the board that Danise is originally from this area. The base salary if approved will be $50,000.00 with a bonus system of 20% of the annual salary for number of patients seen, and five days off paid plus $2,000.00 per year for educational purposes. Regarding the cost for relocation, Julie suggested seeing if the Company that hired Mrs. Petticrew's husband would be interested in splitting the cost. Julie asked if the City has any kind of an incentive plan. Mike Malone said not that he knows of but to put a proposal on paper and the City will look at it. Mike Malone said to fax it to City Hall attention Gene. Dr. Moseley asked if the incentive could be based on the amount of revenue brought in. Julie said that it couldn't because the Nurse Practitioner can't set the rates.